St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-22

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ciary" shall be deposited; also box in which
all ballots which are required by said seven
teenth section to be endorsed County" shall be
deposited: also a box in which all ballots which
are required by said seventeenth section to be
, endorsed Town" or City" shall be deposited;
also box in which all ballots which are re-
CURED ny SAID seventeenth section to be endorsed
| Legislature" shall be deposited; also box in
which all ballots which are required by said
seventeenth section to be endorsed Congress"
shall be deposited. At any election at which
any officers are TO be voted for by ballot, sub
ject to be submitted to vote not otherwise in
This section provided for there shall be provided
as many additional boxes as there are additional
kinds OF ballots required: provided, except in
cases OF voting amendments to the constitution,
or any county seat removal, one additional box
may, in the discretion OF the judges OF election,
specified in this section. The provisions OF this
section shall apply only to Incorporated cities of
more than five Thousand inhabitants
SEC. ii. The judges or election, or one of
them, immediately before proclamation is made
of the opening of the polls. shall open the bal
lot boxes, IN the presence OF the people there
assembled and turn them upside down, so as to
empty them Of anything that is in them, and
then lock them; and the key thereof shall be
delivered to one OF the Judges and the said boxes
shall not be reopened again until for the purpose
OF counting the ballots therein at the close of
the polls: and the judges forthwith shall pro-
claim that the polls are open. Written notice
OF the hour of closing the polls shall be conspic-
uously posted up outside the polling place.
SEC. ID. No elector shall vote except in the
district in which he actually resides.
SEC. l6. The only method of voting at any
election shall be by ballot ANY person Offering
to vote shall deliver his ballot or ballots to one
of the judges in the presence of the board. The
ballots shall be printed or written, or partly
printed and partly written, upon plain white
paper, and shall contain the names Of the per-
son or persons for whom the elector intends to
vote, designating the office to which each person
so named is intended by him to be chosen.
SEC IL. The ballots shall be composed as
follows: l. The names of all the persons voted
for by any elector, at any election, in whose
election all of the voters of the state have the
right alike to participate, except electors of
president and vice president, and chief
justice and associate justices of the
ballot shall be endorsed State" IL The names
of all persons voted for by any elector, at any
election, for chief justice associate justices of
the supreme court, judges of the district court
which ballot shall be endorsed Judiciary. III.
The names of the persons voted for by any elector
in whose election all of the voters OF the county
have the right alike TO participate, shall be upon
one ballot, which shall be endorsed County"
~. The names Of the persons voted for by any
elector, at any election for senators or members
OF the house OF representatives, shall be upon
one ballot, which shall be endorsed "Legisla-
ture. V. The name of the person voted for at any
election for representative in congress shall be
upon separate ballot and endorsed Congress"
vi The names Of the persons voted for by any
elector. at any election for any town offices, or
III any Incorporated city for any CITY offices shall
be upon one ballot, which ballot shall be endorsed
Town., or City" las the case may bel. At a
general election for representatives In congress.
II any person named in the Congress ballot
shall be intended TO supply vacancy in the Of
lice OF such representative the ballots shall
designate the congress to which each person is
designed to be chosen. When electors of
president and vice president are to be chosen, a
separate ballot shall be given for them, which
shall be endors ed Electors" and shall contain
the names Of the persons designated by the
voters giving the same, to be electors of preSi-
dent and vice president, or any of them. The
provisions OF this section shall apply only to in
cerporated cities OF over tive thousand inhab-
itautS
SEC. IS. Every printed ballot shall have
a. caption ton Or ne endorsement as provided
endorsement shall be printed in one straight
line, in black ink and with plain type, of the size
now generally known and designated as Great
Primer Roman Condensed Capitals" and the
names OF all candidates shall be printed in PLAIN
type, with letters of uniform size.
SEC. 10. 1t shall be unlawful for any person
to prepare OF distribute cast any ballots
printed or partly printed contrary to the pro-
visions of this chapter; or to mark the ballot Of
any voter, or to deliver to any voter such
marked ballot for the purpose OF ascertaining
now he shall vote al any election.
SEC 70 The judge TO Wham any ballot is
delivered shall, upon the receipt Of the same
pronounce in an audible voice the name of the
person frem whom the ballot is received; and
II the name OF the person is found on the lists or
registers before mentioned, the said Judge shall
without opening the said ballot OF permitting
the same TO be opened or examined, deposit the
same Ia the proper ballot box, and the clerks or
judges of election shall thereupon distinctly
check the name Of said person on the lists or
registers.
SEC. 81. Each clerk of the polls shall make
Poll list, which shqll contain one column headed
Number, one column headed Residence" che
column headed Names of Voters. and as many
additional columns as there are boxes kept at
the election. The heading of each additional
column shall correspond with the name of one
OF the boxes SO kept.
SEC. %. The name of each eector voting
shall be entered by each clerk in the column of
his poll list headed Names Of Voters" the
place of residence of each eector so voting
in the column headed Residence" and, when
there shall be more than one box kept. opposite
such name shall be written the figure 1 in every
remaining column Of such poll list correspond
ing in heading with the name of each box
in which a vote of the eiector shall be deposited
In the column headed Number" the clerk shall
write, consecutiveiy the number of each Der-
son voting the first voter being numbered one
Said clerk shall enter in column opposite the
name OF each person not registered the words,
Not registered"
SEC. %. Every elector, at the time of Offering
his vote shall truly state the street in which he
resides and if the house, lodging or tenement
where he resides is numbered the number
thereof; but clerks of the polls ii the registers
contain correctly such name and residence need
not make an entry of the residence. In case of
his refusal to make the statement aforesaid, the
vote of any elector shall not be received.
SEC. "a. After the canvass of the votes, one
Of said poll lists registers 30 kept and checked
as aforesaid shall be attached together, and, On
the following day, shall be filed in the office of
the city, or town, clerk: the other of said poll
lists or registers so kept and checked shall be
returned to the Office Of the county auditor in
said district at the time the of the cleo
t1on are made The registers shall at all times
be open to public inspection at the office OF the
authorities in which they shall be deposited,
without charge.
SEC 25. Each judge of election shall chal-
lenge any person offering to have his name in
serted in the poll list or to vote at any election,
whom he knows or suspects to be not duly
qualified as an elector.
SEC. &c. Ii any person Offering to vote at any
election shall be challenged in relation to his
right to vote at that election. by judge, by any
other person entitled to vote at the same poll
one of the judges shall tender to him the follow
ing oath:
and truly answer all such questions as shall be
put to you touching your place of residence and
qualifications as an eector at this election"
The judges, or one of them. shall then proceed
to question the person challenged regarding his
name, his age, his then place of residence how
long he has resided in the town, ward or cleo
ton district, where the vote is offered; where
was his last place of residence before he came to
that town, or ward, and as to his citizenship,
whether native or naturalized citizen, and, if
the latter, when, where and at what court and
before what officer he was naturaliZed; whether
he came into the town or ward for the purpose
of voting at that election, and how long he con-
templated residing in the town ward, and
such other questions tend TO test his capa-
btlities as resident in the town or ward, and
his right to vote at that poll. 95se
SEC. "a. If the person so challenged refuse to
answer the questions which are put to him. as
aforesaid, the judges shall refuse to insert his
name in the poll lists and he shall not be
allowed to vote
SEC. %. If the challenge is not Withdrawn
after the person so Offering to vote has answered
the questions put to him aforesaid, one of the
judges of election shall tender him the following
oath: You do swear Tor affirm that you are a
citizen of the United States or that you have
declared your intention to become such citizen